The predictive study of the relation between elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and mortality in peritoneal dialysis

Abstract Background The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C/HDL-C) ratio constitutes a strong risk predictor of cardiovascular events. However, the association between this ratio and cardiovascular death in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is uncertain...

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Main Authors: Tong Lin, Xi Xia, Jing Yu, Yagui Qiu, Chunyan Yi, Jianxiong Lin, Haiping Mao, Xiao Yang, Fengxian Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-020-01240-8